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CHICAGO, IL—A 19-year-old man fired gunshots at two police officers in the Homan Square neighborhood on the west side of Chicago on Sunday, August 30. The suspect was also wounded during a running shootout with a third police officer. On Monday, August 31, officials from the Chicago Police Department announced that Jeffon Williams, 19, was charged with seven counts of...

PORTLAND—On Thursday, September 10, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency due to extreme wildfire conditions “threatening lives and property" in the City of Portland and the greater Portland Metropolitan area. CBS News reported on Friday, States in the West battling more than 100 wildfires, covering an area nearly the size of New Jersey. The fires have forced...

SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco woman was arrested on November 14 in Spreckelville, Hawaii after allegedly violating the states' COVID-19 guidelines, the Maui Police Department reported. Colleen Proppe, 52, traveled to Hawaii on November 7 and did not follow the states' COVID-19 guidelines that specifically state to quarantine for 14 days after landing if a negative test report is not attainable. According...

OLD SAYBROOK — On Saturday, February 27 Old Saybrook Fire Department said in a Facebook post that a 37-year-old Torrington Connecticut man allegedly used a Molotov cocktail to start a fire at an ambulance facility and was also linked to other arson fires targeting Emergency Medical Services agencies.   The Facebook post said the suspect fled the state but was taken into custody Saturday night in Pennsylvania. He is being charged with...

UNITED STATES On Friday, November 5, the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill  228-206 vote, which must now pass the Senate for the spending bill to become law and be implemented. The infrastructure bill is aimed at restoring roads and building bridges. President Joe Biden reportedly phoned in during the vote to encourage members of Congress to...

UNITED STATES—On March 30, former President Donald J. Trump was indicted by a Grand Jury in Manhattan, New York. “This is political persecution and election interference to the highest level in history. From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, the radical...

UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, June 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop the separation of families at the border. In a statement from the Oval OFfice, President Trump wrote: "We’re signing an executive order I consider to be a very important executive order. It’s about keeping families together while at the same time making sure that we have...

MATTAWAN, MI—The pesticide testing that would have resulted in the death of 36 beagles at a Michigan laboratory has come to an end, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and the company that sought the testing, announced on Monday, March 18. The decision came less than a week after the Humane Society released the results of an undercover...

SAN FRANCISCO—Presidential candidate Joe Biden visited the Bay Area last week to partack in campaign fundraisers. The former Vice President's first event was a luncheon at Evviva-Estiatorio in Palo Alto and the second event was held at Senator Diane Feinstein's home in for a fundraising dinner. Both event were held on Thursday, October 3. Biden did not host any...

SEATTLE, WA−Authorities arrested two suspects in connection to a shooting in Seattle that killed one woman and injured several others on Wednesday, January 22. The shooting took place outside a McDonald’s during rush hour traffic near 3rd and Pine.  Witnesses told investigators that at least two males started shooting at one another. The suspects later fled the scene. The incident was...